There are four consecutive even numbers, such that the average of the last and the first number is 11, find the difference between the second and the third number. 

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Option 2 : 2 
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Given :

There are four consecutive even numbers, such that the average of the last and the first number is 11.

Calculations :

Let the numbers be 2x, (2x + 2), (2x + 4) and (2x + 6)             (numbers are even)

According to the question 

Average of the first and the last is 11 

So, 

(2x + 2x + 6)/2 = 11 

⇒ 4x + 6 = 22 

⇒ 4x = 16 

⇒ x = 4 

So the number are 8, 10, 12 and 14 

Difference between the second and the third number = 12 - 10 

⇒ 2 

∴ The correct answer will be option number 2 

Alternate Method

Calculations:

Here, all four numbers are consecutive even number and the difference between two consecutive even number is 2.

So, the difference between the second and the third number is 2

∴ The correct answer will be option number 2

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